Outcomes of surgeons who have undergone spine surgery

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 518-521

  Hall, Hamilton ^a   McIntosh, Greg ^a   Melles, Tony ^a   White III, Augustus A ^b  

^a Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Outcomes; Questionnaire; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031450918     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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